Abstract
Amorphous ${\rm CoFe}_{2}{\rm O}_{4}$ nanoparticles have been successfully synthesized by the chemical microwave-assisted method. The crystallization process and the hard magnetic properties of prepared nanoparticles were systematically investigated in terms of thermal analysis and in situ measurement of magnetization dynamics. The as-prepared sample was amorphous, which was confirmed by various techniques, such as high resolution transmission electron microscopy, with electron diffraction and X-ray diffraction. The thermal analysis using differential scanning calorimetry showed that crystallization from ${\rm CoFe}_{2}{\rm O}_{4}$ amorphous state to ${\rm CoFe}_{2}{\rm O}_{4}$ crystalline started at 290 $^{\circ}{\rm C}$ . Crystallization activation energy was determined using the Kissinger model with a value of 1.09 eV. A study of the temperature dependence of magnetization supported the crystallization process of cobalt ferrite nanoparticles. Magnetic measurement indicated that the as-prepared amorphous particles were superparamagnetic. Compared with the bulk material, the observed value of saturation magnetization of the annealed sample was significantly low (27 emu/g) due to its nanocrystalline nature.
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